Ben-Hur Remake Begins Production

MGM Pictures and Paramount Pictures have announced that principal photography has begun on the Timur Bekmambetov-directed “Ben-Hur” which is shooting in both Rome and Matera, Italy.

The film returns to the heart of Lew Wallace’s epic novel and follows a falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him. Both must come to choose between retribution or forgiveness.